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That `Aisha said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! The people are returning after performing the two Nusuks (i.e.
Hajj and `Umra) but I am returning with one only?" He said, "Wait till you become clean from your
menses and then go to at-Tan`im, assume Ihram (and after performing `Umra) join us at such-andsuch
a place. But it (i.e. the reward if `Umra) is according to your expenses or the hardship (which you
will undergo while performing it).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 26, Hadith 14
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We set out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) shortly before the appearance of the new moon of Dhi-l-Hijja and he
said, "Whoever wants to assume Ihram for `Umra may do so, and whoever wants to assume Ihram for
Hajj may do so. Had not I brought the Hadi with me, I would have assumed Ihram for `Umra." Some
of the people assumed Ihram for `Umra while others for Hajj. I was amongst those who had assumed
Ihram for `Umra. I got my menses before entering Mecca, and was menstruating till the day of
`Arafat. I complained to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about it, he said, "Abandon your `Umra, undo and comb your
hair, and assume Ihram for Hajj." So, I did that accordingly. When it was the night of Hasba (day of
departure from Mina), the Prophet (ﷺ) sent `Abdur Rahman with me to at-Tan`im.
The sub-narrator adds: He (`Abdur-Rahman) let her ride behind him. And she assumed Ihram for
`Umra in lieu of the abandoned one. Aisha completed her Hajj and `Umra, and no Hadi, Sadaqa
(charity), or fasting was obligatory for her.
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We set out assuming the Ihram for Hajj in the months of Hajj towards the sacred precincts of Hajj. We
dismounted at Sarif and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to his companions, "Whoever has not got the Hadi with him
and likes to make it as `Umra, he should do it, but he who has got the Hadi with him should not do it."
The Prophet (ﷺ) and some of his wealthy companions had the Hadi with them, so they did not finish
Ihram after performing the `Umra. The Prophet (ﷺ) came to me while I was weeping. He asked me the
reason for it. I replied, "I have heard of what you have said to your companions and I cannot do the
`Umra." He asked me, "What is the matter with you?" I replied, "I am not praying." He said, "There is
no harm in it as you are one of the daughters of Adam and the same is written for you as for others.
So, you should perform Hajj and I hope that Allah will enable you to perform the `Umra as well." So,
I carried on till we departed from Mina and halted at Al-Mahassab. The Prophet (ﷺ) called `Abdur-
Rahman and said, "Go out of the sanctuary with your sister and let her assume Ihram for `Umra, and
after both of you have finished the Tawaf I will be waiting for you at this place." We came back at
midnight and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked us, "Have you finished?" I replied in the affirmative. He announced
the departure and the people set out for the journey and some of them had performed the Tawaf of the
Ka`ba before the morning prayer, and after that the Prophet (ﷺ) set out for Medina.